Rails began that trend by auto-generating "REST" routes for 1:1 table mapping to API resource. By making that so easy, they tricked people into idealizing it R

Rails began that trend by auto-generating "REST" routes for 1:1 table mapping to API resource. By making that so easy, they tricked people into idealizing it Rails' initial rise in popularity coincided with the rise of REST so these patterns spread widely and outlasted Rails' mindshare